Author(s): Bastien L; Cho S; Petrovic J; Khoury B; Bloom E; Heath N;

University students are reporting high levels of stress that interfere with their academic performance and daily functioning. In response, higher education institutions have increasingly implemented digital, self-guided stress management resources to provide students with accessible mental health support. While these interventions show promise for improvi ...

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Author(s): Wang Z; Lyu L; Huang G; An C;

The increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is widely recognized as a pivotal strategy for mitigating climate change. However, the surge in EV usage brings significant challenges regarding the end-of-life management of lithium-ion batteries, particularly in geographically isolated islands, such as Vancouver Island, Canada. This study addresses the ...

Article GUID: 40795495

Author(s): Richmond IC; Paulauskas MA; Padvaiskas E; Gonzàlez Sinisterra LC; Hutt-Taylor K; Robitaille AL; Ziter CD;

Cities are temporally dynamic ecosystems that experience continuous redevelopment over time. Urban parks, which provide critical benefits to resident wellbeing, are developed on different land-use types and contain natural elements that are susceptible to the effects of historical decision-making ...

Article GUID: 40761092

Author(s): Iravani R; Biagi M; Laforest S; Lee K; Isaacman L; Chen Z; An C;

There is growing concern regarding the environmental protection of shorelines in Canadian Indigenous communities, as these regions face increasing threats from pollution and environmental degradation. This review examines various types of pollution affecting coastal Indigenous communities, such as oil spills, plastic waste, industrial runoff, and other co ...

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Author(s): Klages KL; James RN; Kain ZN; Phipps S; Alberts NM; Fortier MA;

Introduction: Cancer pain remains a significant burden among children with cancer, and many patients experience pain starting around the time of diagnosis and throughout the course of treatment. A biopsychosocial treatment approach has been recommended to improve pain management in this population; however, specific psychosocial factors that contribute to ...

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Author(s): Ménard A; Podinic I; Conklin J; Hossain S; Arya A; Archibald D; Elliott J; Kothari A; Stolee P; Sveistrup H; Dehcheshmeh MM; Hsu AT;

Family involvement in care often continues after an individual moves into a long-term care (LTC) home. This cross-sectional study delves into the dynamics of family caregiving for LTC residents. Spouses/partners (n = 32, mean age 76) primarily focused on tasks such as mealtimes (53 %) and direct ...

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Author(s): Dade MC; Bonn A; Eigenbrod F; Felipe-Lucia MR; Fisher B; Goldstein B; Holland RA; Hopping KA; Lavorel S; Lede Polain Waroux Y; MacDonald GK; Mandle L; Metzger JP; Pascual U; Rieb JT; Vallet A; Wells GJ; Ziter CD; Bennett EM; Robinson BE;

Context: There are urgent calls to transition society to more sustainable trajectories, at scales ranging from local to global. Landscape sustainability (LS), or the capacity for landscapes to provide equitable access to ecosystem services essential for human wellbeing for both current and future ...

Article GUID: 39867571

Author(s): Lambert S; Moodie EEM; McCusker J; Lokhorst M; Harris C; Langmuir T; Belzile E; Laizner AM; Brahim LO; Wasserman S; Chehayeb S; Vickers M; Duncan L; Esplen MJ; Maheu C; Howell D; de Raad M;

Background: Self-directed interventions are cost-effective for patients with cancer and their family caregivers, but barriers to use can compromise adherence and efficacy. Aim: Pilot a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) to develop a time-varying dyadic self-management interv ...

Article GUID: 39763142

Author(s): Heidl AJ; Gierc M; Saputra S; Waliwitiya T; Puterman E; Cohen TR;

It is unknown if children and youth who live in rural or "less rural" locations who enroll in the provincially funded Generation Health Clinic (British Columbia, Canada), a family-based lifestyle program for weight management, present with different health behaviors at baseline. Thus, we assessed sociodemographic and health behavior (diet, physical activi ...

Article GUID: 39761009

Author(s): Yousefi R; Ben-Porat T; O' Neill J; Boucher VG; Stojanovic J; Fortin A; Lavoie KL; Bacon SL;

Purpose of review: Eating behaviour-focused interventions are essential for improving health and weight-related outcomes in patients undergoing metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS). This work aims to examine the content of eating behaviour-focused weight management interventions adjunct to MBS in te ...

Article GUID: 39753946

Author(s): Abtahi M; Athienitis A; Delcroix B;

This paper presents a methodology to develop archetype gray-box models and use them in an economic model-based predictive control algorithm to simulate optimal heating load management in response to a newly-introduced static time-of-use tariff for Québec's residential sector, rate Flex-D. The methodology is evaluated through a case study, wherein in s ...

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